Govlar weather in August

In August, Govlar sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Govlar's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Govlar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Govlar is city in the Tovuz District of Azerbaijan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical August day in Govlar reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Govlar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Govlar weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°215.44.19.40.3
Feb / -1°2974.610.40.9
Mar11° / 4810.12.511.72.9
Apr17° / 6312.70.513.14.9
May22° / 13°6312.6014.36.3
Jun27° / 17°418014.96.8
Jul30° / 20°325.8014.65.7
Aug30° / 20°265.5013.65.9
Sep25° / 15°326.8012.37.5
Oct19° / 10°478.80.110.96.2
Nov12° / 3671.39.73.2
Dec / -1°225.72.69.10.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Govlar gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 8:10 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:578:10
214.25:588:08
314.15:598:07
414.16:008:06
514.16:018:05
614.06:028:04
714.06:038:03
814.06:048:01
913.96:058:00
1013.96:067:59
1113.86:077:58
1213.86:087:56
1313.86:097:55
1413.76:107:53
1513.76:117:52
1613.66:127:51
1713.66:137:49
1813.66:147:48
1913.56:157:46
2013.56:167:45
2113.46:177:43
2213.46:187:42
2313.46:197:40
2413.36:207:39
2513.36:217:37
2613.26:227:35
2713.26:237:34
2813.16:247:32
2913.16:257:30
3013.06:267:29
3113.06:277:27

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.1Intense
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136.0Intense
146.0Bright
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265.4Bright
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285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Govlar?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Govlar for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Govlar in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Govlar sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Govlar in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Govlar peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Govlar in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Govlar is worst in July — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1721 µg/m³Nov 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Govlar?

Govlar sits at 40.9°N, 45.7°E, 429 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Shamkir, 27 km away.

ShamkirGazakhIjevanGanjaGöygölDilijanSevanGavar

Topography around Govlar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Govlar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Govlar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,265 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 m.

The land around Govlar is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
1,265 m
80 km
3,261 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Shamkir 27 km · Gazakh 35 km · Ijevan 50 km · Ganja 61 km · Göygöl 64 km · Dilijan 77 km · Sevan 79 km · Gavar 83 km

Azerbaijan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,411
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
58%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 454
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Govlar (40.946°, 45.7317°, elevation 429 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).